Yarn and thread holder for crocheters and knitters.



T. INOUYE. YARN AND THREAD HOLDER FOR CROCHETERS AND KNITTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1915.

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TOKUGERO INOUYE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

YARN AND THREAD HOLDER FOR GROCHETERS AND KNITTERS.

Application filed March 8, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ToKUonno INOU'YE, a subject of the Mikado of Japan, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Yarn and Thread Holder for ()rocheters and Knitters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of yarn and thread holders adapted for detachable attachment to the arm or the user.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character of simple, light, neat character into which one or more spools or balls of yarn or thread may be applied and from which the strand or strands will be delivered to the hand of the knitter or crocheter in a convenient and satisfactory manner, and in order to do this I have made provision whereby the axis of the spool or ball can be adjusted relative to the axis of the clamp that connects the device with the arm of the user, and I also provide a guide in connection therewith.

Objects of the invention are, increased convenience for use, increased security for connecting the spool of yarn or thread to the arm of the user; and provision for directing a plurality of strands from the holder; also to adjust the tension on the spool or ball.

Further objects are cheapness, economy or material, and simplicity and ease of constructing and assembling the parts.

The invention may be carried out in various ways and includes a form adapted for holding a pin "ality of spools and also a form adapted for holding only one spool.

The holder may be made mainly of stamped and pressed sheet material and the spool carrying device may be made adjustable by either slip or screw joints and telescoping parts.

The accompanying d 'awings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a form of the invention in which provision is made for holding two spools and directing two strands therefrom.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental section taken through one of the spools on line av -m Figs. 1 and 3, showing a slip form of spool a dj u stment.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental vertical mid-section taken on line m 00 Fig, 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the holder Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Serial No. 13,039.

as constructed for holding a single spool. and guiding a single strand therefrom.

Fig. 5 is a spool section analogous to Fig. 2 showing a screw form or spool adjustment.

In the embodiment shown two U-shaped members 1, 2 are mounted in reverse relation to each other, the member 1 being adapted to slip onto a support such as the arm of the knitter and the member 2 serving to carry one or more balls 3 of yarn.

Said U-shaped members may be arranged back to back with their bends juxtaposed as in Fig. l, to carry one ball of yarn, or the member 2 may comprise two or more U- supports as at l, 5 carried upon a cross-piece 6 that is mounted upon the member as in Fig. 1, the number of U-supports varying according to the number of balls it is desired to support.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the members 1 and 2 are held in swiveled relation to one another by means of central perforations 7 and 8 in the member 1 and cross-piece 6 respectively, through which perforations a stud 9 extends. A thumb nut 10 screws upon the threaded end of the stud and serves to clamp said members together.

A standard 11 soldered at 12 or otherwise secured to the cross-piece 6, extends upwardly intermediate the supports, 4, 5, to serve as a thread guide and terminates in eyes 13 and 1a through which the unwound strands 15 and 16 are passed from the balls 3. The soldered lower portion of said standard 11 may extend under the nut 10 that clamps the members 1 and 2 together, as shown in Fig. 3, to more firmly secure the standard in place. The tree part of the standard is preferably straight and parallel with the sectional planes drawn longitudinally through the middle of the U-shaped members.

The U-supports-al, 5 are each provided with spool bearings 17 which are shown preferably adjustable, said bearings supporting a. spool 18 formed of side flanges 19 and hollow tubular members 20 extending therefrom. the tubular members telescoping one within the other as the flanges are brought tight against the ends of the yarn ball. This relative movement of the flanges 19 permits adjustment of the spool bearing for various sizes of balls or spools.

To secure a tight slip joint between the spools.

telescopic members the inner one may be axially slitted as at s and the slit edges slightly pressed together upon inserting into the outer telescopic member thus to provide a slight spring tension between said inner and outer members.

The bearings 17 are adjustable to accommodate the different lengths of spools and to avoid looseness in the case of shorter To this end the terminals of the U-supports 4'. 5 are provided with inwardly projecting tubular pins which form the bearings, and sleeves 21 flanged as at a, are provided. for the pins; said pins being also axially slitted as at s to afford the sleeves a tight sliding lit over the pins so that when the spool. is in place a sleeve may be moved along its pin and inserted into the axial hole of the spool to frictionally hold the spool or may be retracted therefrom to release the spool. The supporting members 1, 5 are resilient, and therefore the arms of each may be spread apart to facilitate the entrance of the spools to position for use.

The pins and sleeves may be threaded as in Fig. 5 if desired so that adjustment in this case is made by turning a sleeve back and forth upon its pin.

The two members 1, 2 are swiveled together and may be freely revolved relative to each other when the thumb nut 10 is loosened, thus to allow the spools and standard 11 to face in any desired direction while the member or clip 1 is clamped upon the arm of the user. It is seen that when the standard is in the central relation to the axes of the spools shown in Figs. 1

and 4 the thread will thereby be guided so that it cannot slip off at the ends of the spools and thus become entangled.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 a single spoolv 18 is mounted directly between the bearings 17 at the ends of the member 2 and the thread guide 11 is preferably formed with a laterally projecting arm Z) and an upright arm 0, said arm 0 terminating in a single eye 22 through which the unwound strand 23 is passed from the single ball 3. The thread guide is loosely mounted in this case being swiveled on the stud 9 that passes directly through the backs of the members 1, 2 and arm I). By this arrangement the guide may be swung as desired relative to the bearing whenever the nut 10 is loosened, to thereby direct the thread or yarn as required and then the nut will be tightened to clamp the members and guide in fixed relation to each other.

In practical use different knitters and crocheters find it desirable to lead the thread or yarn from the holder in various ways and di reetions relative to the position of the arm to which the arm clip member 1 is applied, and by this present invention the change from the direction of the axis of the bearings relative to the arm-receiving space between the limbs of the lower clip member 1 is readilymade while in the single form the guide may be readily shifted from cen-' ter to side of the spool as may be desired.

The tension is adjusted by tightening the sleeve 21.

I claim:

1. Two ,U-shaped members mounted back to back so that they open in reverse relation to each other; a standard; and means to swivel and clamp the members and standard together; one of the members being pro vided with laterally adjustable means adapted to hold a spool; the free part of said standard being straight and parallel with the sectional planes drawn longitudinally through the middle of said members and being provided with means to guide a thread or yarn from said spool; and the guide and one of said members being relatively adjustable.

2. The combination with a lower U- shaped member for attachment to the arm of a person; of an upper U-shaped member arranged to open reversely to said lower member, said upper member being provided with laterally adjustable means adapted to support a spool; a standard mounted on said upper member; the outer part of said standard being straight and parallel with the sectional planes drawn longitudinally through the middle of said members and being provided with means to guide a thread or yarn from said spool; and the upper and lower members being relatively adjustable.

8. The combination with alower .U-shaped member for attachment to the arm of a person; of an upper U-shaped member arranged to open reversely to said lower member; said upper member being provided with laterally adjustable bearings adapted to support a spool; a standard mounted on said upper member; the outer part of said standard being straight and parallel with the sectional planes drawn longitudinally through the middle of said members and being provided with means to guide a thread or yarn from said spool; and the upper and lower members being relatively adjustable.

L. The combination with a lower U-shaped member for attachment to the arm of a person, of a cross-piece mounted upon the back of said member, a plurality of upper U-shaped members carried by said cross-piece and arranged reversely to said lower U-shaped member, said upper members being provided with bearings to support a plurality of spools, and means on the cross-piece and extending up intermediate the upper members to guide the thread or yarn from said spools.

The combination with a centrally perforated lower U-shaped clip, of a centrally perforated cross-piece mounted on the back of said clip, a stud extending through the perforations, a thumb nut on the stud to adjustably clamp the lower clip and orosspiece together upper U-shaped clips carried by said cross-piece and arranged reversely to said lower clip, adjustable means to mount a spool between the ends of said upper U-shaped clips, the lower U-shaped clip being adapted for detachable attachment to the arm of the knitter, and the cross-piece and lower clip being swiveled on said stud when the nut is loosened and held in fixed relation to each other when the nut is tightened.

(3. A spool holder comprising two resilient U-shaped members arranged to open reversely to each other one of said members having laterally adjustable terminal bearings; a standard having an eye in its outer part and being spaced apart from said bearings; said outer part being straight and parallel with the sectional planes drawn longitudinally through the middle of said members; and adjustable means to swivel and clamp said members and standard together so that the thread guide arm may be adjusted relative to the other two members of the spool holder.

7. Two Ushaped members mounted back to back so that they open in reverse relation to each other; a standard; and means to swivel and clamp the members and stand ard together; one of the members being provided with laterally adjustable means adapted to hold a spool; the outer part of said standard being straight and parallel with the sectional planes drawn longitudinally through the middle of said members and being provided with means to guide a thread or yarn from said spool; and the guide and both of said members being relatively adjustable.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 27th day of February, 1915.

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, M. BEULAH TOWNSEND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C." 

